Programme N0321A180005: Journalism, Media and Globalisation - master, full-time, double degree (NP_EMJ)

Academic year 2024/2025

The Mundus Journalism MA program gives students state-of-the-art insights into the current topics within journalism, media, and globalization. The curriculum combines academic, theoretical knowledge with journalistic skills to improve your ability to analyze, interpret and understand the global changes that increasingly challenge traditional boundaries between media, politics, technology, and culture. All in all, the program prepares students to work practically towards improving and maintaining the societal and cultural legitimacy of journalism globally.

Second-year specialization in Prague called Totalitarianism & Transition offers practical journalism training. At the same time, it gives students a solid understanding of the contemporary history of post-totalitarian countries, and they will work with key issues facing journalism in light of ongoing political, market-related, and technological transformations. Students’ theoretical knowledge becomes the point of departure for the practical courses in audio, video, and multimedia journalism production and will be a perfect point of departure if students for example would like to work within foreign correspondence.

Writing the thesis provides the opportunity to choose a subtheme/region/theory within the wider field of studies to produce an original piece of empirical work.

Alumni are entering successful and interesting jobs worldwide with many at the top of their profession. Mundus Journalism graduates find work in newsrooms, international organizations, information-based journalism, or communication departments in various global public and private organizations. Indeed, a majority of our current alumni have been hired for such jobs as a result of the international perspective and their analytical capabilities.

Programme supervisor: doc. PhDr. Alice Němcová Tejkalová, Ph.D.

Programme coordinator: Mgr. Sandra Lábová, Ph.D.

Course Structure and Study Requirements

Total Credits	120 ECTS
Compulsory courses	110 ECTS
Elective courses	10 ECTS
Optional courses	0 ECTS

Master state examination

(JDIP01) Master's thesis defence

Compulsory courses - Aarhus University (Denmark)

Group J#046024

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JJM489	Introduction to Journalism Studies: Theories and Approaches	Němcová Tejkalová	WS	1/1	Examination	10
JJM490	Methods of Researching Journalism	Němcová Tejkalová	WS	1/1	Examination	10
JJM491	Journalistic Storytelling: Creating Stories with Engagement	Němcová Tejkalová	WS	1/1	macc	10
JJM492	Applied Quantitative Research and Journalistic Practice	Němcová Tejkalová	SS	1/1	Examination	20

Total ECTS: 50

Elective courses - Aarhus University (Denmark)

Group J#046124

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JJM456	Key Issues Facing Contemporary Journalism: Globalisation and World Order	Němcová Tejkalová	SS	1/1	Examination	10
JJM459	Individual Project Placement	Němcová Tejkalová	SS	1/1	macc	10
JJM478	Key Issues Facing Contemporary Journalism: Critical Media Analysis: Inequalities, Power Dynamics and Identity	Němcová Tejkalová	SS	1/1	Examination	10

Total ECTS: 10

Compulsory courses - Faculty of Social Sciences (Prague)

Group J#0462

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JJM462	Media in Post-Totalitarian Countries	Jirák	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JJM463	Contemporary History of Post-Totalitarian Countries	Dimitrov	WS	1/1	Examination	6
JJM464	Foreign Correspondence	Němcová Tejkalová Macková	SS	1/1	Examination	6
JJM465	Audiovisual Journalism of the 21st Century	Macková Géla	WS	1/1	macc	6
JJM466	Post-Digital Photojournalism	Silverio Lábová	WS	1/1	macc	6
JJM467	Diploma Thesis Seminar I	Turková	WS	0/2	Course credit	15
JJM468	Diploma Thesis Seminar II	Neag	SS	0/2	Course credit	15